The Xbox Wiimote

[Typhoid]

So...Nintendo - Motion controller = Great idea omg so fantastic.
Microsoft - Motion controller = Terrible idea. Nobody wants it.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

So...Nintendo - Motion controller = Great idea omg so fantastic.
Microsoft - Motion controller = Terrible idea. Nobody wants it.

Well, I don't think Microsoft having a motion controller is a bad idea, I think releasing it 3 years into the system's life cycle isn't the brightest.

Nintendo bet the farm on the motion controller. MS at best will get half assed support on the thing.


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[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

Well, I don't think Microsoft having a motion controller is a bad idea, I think releasing it 3 years into the system's life cycle isn't the brightest.

Nintendo bet the farm on the motion controller. MS at best will get half assed support on the thing.

I don't think it matters how far into a systems life that it is introduced, but how far away from the new system it is released.

But in that case, they could be releasing it now to see if it's a justifiable option to also release it for Microsoft's next system on launch.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

I don't think it matters how far into a systems life that it is introduced.

It does matter, because the 360 has an established userbase...gamers who want to use a motion sensing control scheme will be Wii gamers for the next few years. That ship has sailed. Now, if Microsoft wanted to introduce a new motion controlled system that comes out before Nintendo's next one that offers consumers a lot more than the Wii does, that may not be the worst idea. Making a Wiimote for the 360 would do nothing more than make a quick buck or lose them money...nothing worthwhile.